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VV. F. SCHMIDT.

POP GUN. APPLICATION man ma.. 15,1925.

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l'WILLIAM F. SCHMIDT, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

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To all whom afm/ay concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. SCHMIDT, a.citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county lof VVayn'e,State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inPop-Guns, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which it pertalns to make and use the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, which form a art of this specification.

This invention relates to pop guns and has for its object a pop gunwhich forces a cork or other plug out of the end of the barrel and whichis provided with means for reliably returning the cork or plug into theend oitn the barrel when the gun is broken.

In the drawings,-Figure l is a side elevation of the pop gun after ithas been discharged. F ig. 2 is a similar view showing the gun beingbroken for the purpose of putting the spring under compression. Fig. 3is an enlarged longitudinal section of the gun adjacent the end of thebarrel, showing the position of the parts after the gun has beendischarged. Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the ,position of the partswhen the gun is being broken. Fig. 5 is an end view or" the sleeve orguide that iits on to the end oi"u the barrel, the right'hand side ofthis view being a section. Fig. 6 is a side eleva.- tion of the parteadjacent the end of the barrel showing how the sleeve or guide isremovable.

The gun is the ordinary pop gun with stock a and a barrel' b which maybe broken as shown in F ig. 2 for the purpose of compressing the springc that operates the piston d.

My invention consists in applying to the end of the 'barrel anextension, preferably in the form of a slotted sleeve or guide e. Thisis really an extension of the barrel and might he formed as an integralcontinuation of the barrel but I preferably make it removable as shownin Fig. 6, holding it on to the barrel by a slip joint.

i slide f in the form of a disk witha pair of projecting ears g thatprotrude through the slots of the sleeve, is adapted to be slid back andforth within the sleeve by the action oi the rods fr, which connect theslide with the stock of the gun above and "forward of the pivotal point/z of the stock.

I am aware that the use of rods of this Specification of Letters Patent.Patented Apr. I8, IQIG. Application led March i5, 19.15. Serial No.14,478.

character in connection with pop. guns is not new, but they have notbeen used to perform the functions that they are here used for. Here Iuse them for the purpose of picking up the cork or plug y' and with theaid of the guide or slide, inserting the same in the end of the barrel,as shown in Fig. 2. 'Ihis thrusting of the plug into the barrel isaccomplished by the breaking of the gun. When the barrel has been brokenand the stock and the barrel are swung toward the closing of the two,the slide f is caused to retreat from the plug until, when the barreland stock are closed, as shown in F ig. 1, it occupies .the positionnear the outer end of the sleeve. 'Ihe gun may nowY be discharged andthe plu travels outward in the sleeve until it stri ies the slide f.This is sufficient to allow the air escaping behind the plug to make theusual pop noise which is the object of guns of this class. The stockacts as a lever to set the piston and spring for discharge. A

From the above description it will be seen that the plug isautomatically replaced and that not only is the inconvenience of losingthe plug dispensed with but it requires no operation at all in the wayof fitting the plug back into its place when it is desired to dischargethe gun.

What I claim is:

1. In a pop gun, the combination of a barrel, a plug for tting intoitheend of the barrel, means for discharging the plug from the end of thebarrel, a stock pivot'ed to the opposite end of the barrel, and meansoperated by the breaking of the gun for returning the plug into the endof the barrel.

2. In a pop gun, the combination of abarrel, a stock pivoted thereto, aplug that t's' into the free end of the barrel, means for dischargingthe plug from the barrel, means for guiding and restraining the plugwhen discharged from the end of the barrel, and means operated by thebreaking of the gun for returning the plug with the aid of 'Xiti thesaid guiding means to the end of the barrel when the gun is broken.

3. In a pop gun, the combination of a barrel, a lever pivoted thereto, aplug fitting into the end of the barrel, an extension or sleeve on theend of the barrel, means for discharging the plug from the barrel, saidmeans being set for action by the operation of said lever, a sliderunning in said exteniena sion or sleeve, and rods connecting the saidwith the stock o f the gun so that when the gun is broken the plug isreturned vvtothe end of the barrel and the slide retreats, upon the gunbeing closed, to a position where it may allow the discharge :of thelug. p 5. In a pop gun, the combination of a barrel, a stockpivotedthereto, a plug Athat fits into the end of the barrel, means fordischarging the plug from the barrel, a sleeve or extension on the endof the barrel provided with slots in its side, a 'slide adapted to beguided in the sleeve or extension, and rods connecting the slide withthe stock Jforward of and above the pivotal point of the stock andbarrel. v y

6. In a pop gun, the combination ofa barrel, a lever pivoted thereto, aplug that fits in the end of theJ barrel, means for discharging the plugfrom the end of the bar? rel, a sleeve that removably fits upon the ,endof the barrel and is provided with-slots in its side, a' slide guided insaid sleeve, and connecting rods between the slide and the lever soarranged upon the lever that when the'gun is set for discharge the slidecarries the plug `into the end of the barrel and when the lever resumesits initial position the slide retreats to allow the plug suiiicientspace in which to discharge.

7. In a pop gun, the combination of a barrel provided at its dischargeend with an extension, a. plug adapted to t into the end of the barreland the said extension being only slightly larger in diameter than theplug to guide -the same, a spring and piston located in the barrel for'compressing air, a lever provided with connections for retracting thepiston and compressing the spring, a slide engaging in said extension ofthe barrel and ahead of the plug, and a' connection between the lslideand lever whereby when the lever is moved to retract the piston andcompress the spring the slide is caused tomove inward in said extensionand` force the plug into the end of the barrel.

In testimony whereof, Iv sign this speciy l cation in the presence oftwo-Witnesses.

WILLIAM F. SCHMIDT. 4-

'Witnessesz STUART C. BARNES, VIRGINIA C. SIRATT.

